Friday - March 05, 2010
Can’t resist a bit of fun with this. Prolly more familiar to Brits then Americans
So I should explain this first.
Until this morning I had never heard of this, and I have been to the UK and traveled widely over the years.
Apparently, gags about Essex girls are like all those jokes about blonds. But maybe more biting. I have no idea why. I have been to Essex in the past and didn’t find anything jokey about the women there so haven’t a clue how these came to be.
Lyndon, Chris: Any ideas?
Well, whatever the reason, this tickled the ole funny bone and so I have to share it. Oh yeah .... “smarties” are I believe, those choc. chips in the cookies below.
Torch, is Brit speak for flashlight.
I wonder if any of these jokes fall afoul of the laws of the land here with regard to offending anyone who doesn’t see the humor. I wonder if Essex girls and blonds qualify as a protected racial group. Wait, no. Can’t be. Blonds are Caucasian.
Heard the one about the Essex girls fed up with jokes about white stilettos? They set up a charityBy PAUL HARRIS
Last updated at 9:10 AM on 05th March 2010She is bold, blonde and brassy, and her white stiletto heels are considerably sharper than her mind.
For decades, she has had to endure hurtful jokes that call into question everything from her intellect to her sexual preferences.
But now Essex Girl has a new champion. A charity has been set up to ‘empower’ the women of Essex to combat the image that has plagued them for so long.
Or, as the group puts it: ‘To stop them feeling disadvantaged and disenfranchised ... to broaden their vision, self worth and belief ... to inspire them to reach further, higher, and to live the dream of an enhanced future.’
Even for an Essex girl, it’s quite a mouthful. But organisers are adamant that it is time to call a halt to what project organiser Daphne Field called ‘the image of Essex Girls as dumb, stiletto-wearing, wine-swilling blondes’.
‘Our girls are bright and fun but then you see them crumble when people start putting them down for where they come from.
‘No one talks about the Kent Girl or the Hampshire Girl - we just ended up with this tag.
‘But there’s nothing wrong with being an Essex Girl.’
Posted by peiper
on 03/05/2010 at 10:43 AM
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